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Sexual Harassment across Occupations: New Evidence from Swedish Nationally Representative Data

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  • Folke, Olle

    (Uppsala University)

  • Rickne, Johanna

    (Swedish Institute for Social Research)

Abstract

This paper describes sexual harassment risks from two groups of perpetrators in Swedish nationally representative survey data. We find that both women and men face elevated risks of intraorganizational sexual harassment from colleagues or manager when working in occupations dominated by the opposite sex. In contrast, they face elevated risks of extraorganizational harassment from outside groups like patients, customers, or clients when working in women-dominated occupations. Amounts of interpersonal contacts with potential perpetrators appears to be a relevant mechanism behind these patterns: gender minorities in occupations have more workplace interactions with individuals of the opposite sex, and workers in women-dominated occupations have more interactions with outside groups. The results also suggest that gender norms on occupation choice further contribute to the victimization of gender minorities at the hands of both perpetrator groups.

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  • Folke, Olle & Rickne, Johanna, 2025. "Sexual Harassment across Occupations: New Evidence from Swedish Nationally Representative Data," SOFI Working Papers in Labour Economics 6/2025, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:sofile:2025_006
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    Keywords

    gender; sexual harassment; gender-occupational segregation; inequality;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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